Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-
Summary of Proceedings Of Both
Houses at the National
Capital

THE credentials Of Messrs. Dawes, Of Msss.
chusetts; Gray, of Delaware, and Oockre1l =,
Missouri were presented to the Senate on N.
2Gth. A resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar w..
nossed by n vote of 81 to &c, after q long aisons
sion. instructing the Committee on Privilesss
and Elections to investigate the allegations -
three residents Of Washington County, Tesn,
az to their having been driven from their home,
prived of the rights Of citizenship in that COUNTY
Consideration Of the agricultural experiment.
station bill was resumed, and the measure dis.
cusaed at length. a large number OF amend.
finally Mr.. Hawley offered substitute, which
was ordered printed, and the matter went Owe,
The railroad attorney bill YVES under discussion
when the Senate went into secret session n
the House tho Speaker submitted estimates
from the Secretary of the Treasury showing thai
s4.6C3,00o will be required for the frst year,
payment Of pensions as provided by the Mex.
can pension bill, and 1857 o60 FOR increased cler
ical force. The conference report on the arm,
appropriation bill was submitted and agreed to
The resolution asking the Attorncy-GenerI
whether further legislation 10 necessary
lie lands was reported back and adopted.
The House went into committee OF the whol,
en- the river and harbor appropriation bill f0t
ing II lump appropriation OF $500, 0n to be ez.
pended by a board of engineers. Considerable
discussion followed on the substitute between
Hepburn, of Iowa, Nelson; OF Minnesota and
vote of 40 to 176 The original bill was then
ordered engrossed and read tho third tina
Pending further action the House adjourned.
On the 9th inst, in the Senate, Mr.. Wilson,
of Iowa. from the committee on postoffices, rel
ported a substitute for Mr.. Edmunds' postal
telegraph bill. It was placed on the calendar,
Mr.. Cullom, of Illinois, announced that on Feb. !
ruary he would offer proper resolutions and
ask the Senate to take proper action with refer
ence to tho life and services OF his late colleague
Gen. Logan. Mr.. Edmunds Chairman OF TIL
committee on foreign relations, presented o let !
ter from the Secretary Of State giving the re.
viscd and latest list of seizures and warnings n
fishing vessels in Canadian waters, which vi.
ordered printed The agricultural experiment Blu
was then taken up and passed, after the alOp
tion Of an amendment by Mr.. Edmunds to til
effect that Congress may ut my time suspead
oil or any OF the provisions OF the act. Mr.. Al
lson, from the Committee on Appropriations|
reported back tho sundry civil appropriated
bill, which was placed on the calendar. iii
Hoar moved to reconsider the vote by which tn
dependent soldiers pension bill was passed
and a message was sent to the House request
ing tho return of the bill. The object OF th
the motion is understood to be the correction
some defect. In the House the river and harbu
appropriation bill came up as unfinished bui
ness and was passed by q vote of 1874 yeas an
81 nays. The committee on judiciary reporta
adversely the JOINT feGOluGlOn pTOVlOluS Tor tn
election Of United States Senators by the yed
pie. At the request of Mr.. Weaver, OF Iowa til
joint resolution WAS placed on the cnendaI
The bill for the incorporation of the Wabas
Cable Railway was under consideration whe
the House adjourned
THE Senate on the 2sth took up the bill
prohibit members of Congress from acting
attorneys or employees for railroad compaaid
holding charters or having received land grant
or pecuniary MD from the United States. NJ
Berry, in fnvoring the bill, said he did not b
lieve that u Senator member draI
ing $4,000 $4,000 a year from the Unu
Pacific or Northern. Pacific could act Or vol
impartially on the Pacific funding bill or on
Northern Pacific land forfeiture Mr.. Tell
said he would vote against the bill, notwitl
standing newspaper clamor. Messrs. Patt an
Hoar offered amendments. The latter said Il
bill aimed at u state OF things not existing
likely to exist. Mr.. Frye, of Maine, read a d
patch from Eastport Me-, stating that the wiz
ter shonl of herring had struck into the hmeric
| shore and TINT about twenty-five EnsI
| between Enstport and st. Andrews. ready
| seize any American fisherman that might I'd
ture beyond the dead-line. Messages fromtH
received s1 Sa1o ing a pen 1s
H. N. Bedding. Mr.. Hoar withdrew his mot:
| to reconsider the vote by which the depende1
parents bill was passed. In the Hou
a conference report on the bin 5 ma
|
| 600 for equipment of ni]itia fore
was agreed to. The House then went into COZ
niittce of the whole on the peuro-pnculno1
bill. Messrs. Funston, of Kansas. and Cong
| of Iowa, favored the bill Messrs. Swinburne
| New York. and Warner of Ohio, oppressed
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, argued in support Of
| measure us did also Mr.. Henderson, of lou
the latter urging its speedy passage. Adjourn
| without final action.
! In the Senate, on the 9th, tho law ostahi
y s,,,,v ,l1o Do. <o1.o
GUESSED. On motion of Mr.. Hoaz, the bill
amended by inserting provision for an mr.
| to the District Court of Wyoming Terrtory
| cases of imprisonment, and the bill as amend
was passed. The Pacific Railroad funding
was postponed MS the special order for Mond
Feb. 7. The railroad attorney bill was as
shea Business" p sas X Msas Secret se
the Senate adjourned. The House pas
the bill arrropriating $4,000 to cna
! the Commissioner of Agriculture 70 mar
special distribution Of seeds in the dron
stricken counties Of Texas. Tho House v
into Committee OF the Whole on the posnt
appropriation bill. and again on the Distrc
| Columbia bill. The latter was passed anu
House adjourned.
On the 3lst Mr.. Van Wyck offered rsf
ton calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury
q report as to whether any national banks
loanlng money or discounting notes re4nl
payment in gold coin. adopted Tho sel
then proceeded to the consideration OF tue
dry civil appropriation bill, which being
when adjournment was ordered. In the ~
Mr. Lnwler presented prea1nbles and re'oiu
pertaining to the defenseless condition o.
harbors in the event of war with any 10.
power, and calling upon the President 10!
formation us to what is necessary, in MS
1nent to provide for such emergency. he,.n.
The House went into Committee OF the
on the agricultural appropriation bill "
was slightly amended and passed. lilo ny
consolidate certain bureaus of the Army "
ment was being considered when the Hons
jonrned.
Safe in Rain of Bullets.